Democratic Party of Vietnam

The Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV), also known as the Dang Dan Chu Viet Nam (DDCVN), was a liberal political party in Vietnam which was active from 1944 to 1988. It was founded in 1944 to unite the petty bourgeoisie and intelligentsia during the First Indochina War, and it participated in the Viet Minh front against the French. From 1954 to 1975, it was active in North Vietnam, and, from 1976 to 1988, it served as the democratic socialist satellite party of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In 2006, it was refounded by Vietnamese dissident and former DPV member Hoang Minh Chinh.